Experimental and field data support habitat expansion of the allopolyploid Arabidopsis kamchatica owing to parental legacy of heavy metal hyperaccumulation
T. Paape, R. Akiyama, T. Cereghetti, Y. Onda, A. Hirao, T. Kenta, K. Shimizu
The paper shows that the allopolyploid Arabidopsis kamchatica retains hyperaccumulation traits from its parent A. halleri, enabling it to expand into heavy metal-rich habitats.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2019Evolutionary Biology